But now it looks like Fan returning to the screen with her confirmed involvement in the film 355, the all-female spy thriller from producer Jessica Chastain and director Simon Kinberg. Variety confirmed her involvement, which was first announced just a few months before her disappearance last June.

"The project is moving forward with the original cast and filmmaker, and a start date announcement with full details will be forthcoming," said Variety's source.

Best known to American audiences for her role as Blink in X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Fan was one of China's biggest stars before her disappearance and the subsequent reveal of tax evasion allegations. The saga began shortly after the Chinese government announced investigations into the entertainment industry's not-so-secret tactics of tax evasion.

"I feel ashamed and guilty for what I did, and here, I offer my sincere apology to everyone," Fan wrote on Chinese social media site Weibo. "I feel ashamed that I committed tax evasion in Unbreakable Spirit and other projects by taking advantage of ‘split contracts.’ Throughout these days of my cooperation with the taxation authorities’ investigation of my accounts as well as my company’s, I have realized that, as a public figure, I should’ve observed the law, setting a good example for society and the industry."

Expect to hear more news about Fan and Chastain's new movie 355 in the coming months.

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